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He's All Man: Learning Masculinity, Gayness, And Love From American Movies: Homosexuality And Myths Of Masculinity In American Drama And Film [Hardcover]

John M Clum (Author)
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Clum's (drama & English, Duke) latest does for movies what his earlier Something for the Boys did for theater: it gives readers a definitive treatment of how a popular form represents gay men and, more generally, manhood. Although Clum continues to include some references to plays in this work, his main focus remains American film. And unlike other academics, he does not attempt to "queer" the subject, that is, to interpret it from a gay/queer perspective, but rather wants to examine broader social issues that it implicates and to answer the highly provocative question, "What is the vision of the American male that Hollywood has sold us?" In other words, Clum does not just seek to identify gay references in film but also attempts to explore and come to terms with topics such as violence and masculinity, gender equity in portrayals, fathers on-screen, and images of gay men both before and after the advent of liberation movements of the 1960s. Fortunately for general readers, his style is accessible, so most people will be able to enjoy reading this book even if only as a survey. Libraries collecting popular culture or film studies will want to own this title. Some comparable works include Richard Dyer's Now You See It: Studies on Gay and Lesbian Film (1994) and his Culture of Queers (2002). David Azzolina, Univ. of Pennsylvania Libs., Philadelphia
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This knockout...tale of musical theater and its intersection with gay culture is as good a definition of cabaret...delicious dish-filled analysis. -- Time Out New York
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1.0 out of 5 stars Someone's gotta say it, Nov 10 2003
This review is from: He's All Man: Learning Masculinity, Gayness, And Love From American Movies: Homosexuality And Myths Of Masculinity In American Drama And Film (Hardcover)
Is it possible that this book's been on sale for a year and a half and no one's read it? Or is everyone just too polite to call a trowel a trowel?

No matter.

Clum's manner of writing is excruciating, what he has to say isn't worth saying, and the rollercoaster swooping from on-high academia to leering and drooling over actors is nauseating.

Perhaps the typo in Ted Chapin's book about Follies is not so off the mark: Thank you, John Crum(b).

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1.0 out of 5 stars Someone's gotta say it, Nov 10 2003
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This review is from: He's All Man: Learning Masculinity, Gayness, And Love From American Movies: Homosexuality And Myths Of Masculinity In American Drama And Film (Hardcover)
Is it possible that this book's been on sale for a year and a half and no one's read it? Or is everyone just too polite to call a trowel a trowel?

No matter.

Clum's manner of writing is excruciating, what he has to say isn't worth saying, and the rollercoaster swooping from on-high academia to leering and drooling over actors is nauseating.

Perhaps the typo in Ted Chapin's book about Follies is not so off the mark: Thank you, John Crum(b).

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